About Bob Jordan

Bob Jordan has covered state, county and muncipal governments for the past 10 years. He has also covered the gaming industry and has been a sports team beat writer for NHL, NBA and major league baseball teams.

Gov. Chris Christie continues to zigzag across the country raising money for Republican gubernatorial candidates in other states but he’s also showing more interest in home-state GOP candidates for Congress. Republican U.S. Senate nominee Jeff Bell will be joined by … Continue reading →

Higher education institutions in New Jersey and Mexico will be encouraged to establish joint research ventures and expand student and teacher exchange opportunities under an agreement signed by Gov. Chris Christie and Mexican officials Thursday. The memorandum of understanding that … Continue reading →

Homeless advocates rallied at the front of the Statehouse in Trenton Monday for lawmakers to make land available and change zoning laws to permit new communities with small houses. Steve Brigham, who led Lakewood’s homeless community known as Tent City, … Continue reading →

Republican Gov. Chris Christie has vetoed legislation from Democrats that would have made it illegal for companies to not hire jobless candidates simply because they are unemployed. New Jersey employers have been prevented since 2011 from stating in help-wanted ads … Continue reading →

Legal fees from the George Washington Bridge scandal for Gov. Chris Christie’s administration and former staffers cracked the $4 million mark over a recent period of about three months, with taxpayers picking up the tab. Invoices and summaries released Friday … Continue reading →

Chris Christie’s ice bucket challenge has been answered in the entertainment world and in Congress. Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon and U.S. Sen. Cory Booker have added their contributions to the hundreds of videos of people getting ice water poured on … Continue reading →

Former Chris Christie administration staffer Bridget Kelly now knows that what you say in cyberspace cannot be taken back. Once you hit the “send’’ key, an email can be saved or forwarded anywhere. Kelly apparently did not know that one … Continue reading →

Atlantic City advocates insist the closing of Revel, the 6.3-million-square-foot resort and casino, is only a detour on the city’s road to economic recovery. The scheduled September shutdown will mean a loss of 3,200 jobs, according to June casino employment … Continue reading →

Republican Gov. Chris Christie is done with state business this week until Thursday, when he visits Ocean City for a town hall. In the meantime he’ll be out-of-state campaigning for Gov. Paul LePage in Maine, Gov. Robert Brantley in Alabama, … Continue reading →

Nine people from the fields of actuarial sciences, law, accounting, public and private finance and public service have been named by Republican Gov. Chris Christie to a panel that will evaluate possible overhauls to the state’s retirement and health benefits … Continue reading →

The New Jersey Supreme Court has sided with the American Civil Liberties Union-New Jersey position that it was improper for prosecutors to submit gangster rap lyrics to a jury in a criminal shooting case where the lyrics were not directly … Continue reading →

About the Authors

Bob JordanBob Jordan has covered state, county and muncipal governments for the past 10 years. He has also covered the gaming industry and has been a sports team beat writer for NHL, NBA and major league baseball teams.E-mail Bob

John SchoonejongenJohn Schoonejongen is state editor for Gannett New Jersey newspapers. He has reported and edited at New Jersey newspapers from Salem County to Passaic County, writing about everything from state politics to lost pigs on the Delaware Memorial Bridge. Born in Camden County, he still speaks with a southern New Jersey accent, much to his wife's annoyance.E-mail John

Michael SymonsMichael Symons has covered seven governors while working in Gannett's Statehouse Bureau -- a stint which actually only stretches back to 2000, but the door revolves quickly in New Jersey politics. He's co-author of the biography "Chris Christie: The Inside Story of His Rise to Power."E-mail Michael